a cotton hybrid created by Rush Nutt, easier to harvest compared to normal cotton, didn't rot as fast

1830, q congressional act authorized by Andrew Jackson, involved the removal of Native Americans who lived East of Mississippi River

A region stretching from South Carolina to East Texas where most US cotton was produced during the mid 1800s

An economic system based on private ownership of capital

Labor slowdowns, breaking tools, running away, underground railroads, songs as communication, "stupidness" to get out of working

helped increase the cotton production in the South, which increased the demand for slave labor causing an increase value in slaves

Belief that one race is superior to another

slave trade within the states, auctions were held, and babies were born into slavery in the US

An increase in % and in the # of people living in urban settlements

A boat that moves by the power of a steam engine, made it easier and quicker to travel goods

Were headed by women more frequently than were white families

considered a very important resourced during the civil war, The Union gained control of it at the Battle of Vicksburg

any form of unwelcome sexual contact directed at an individual

Religion was shared by rich and poor and was a central point of life. Wealthy whites had the belief that God created them to rule over African Americans

A policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights

Nat Turner's rebellion

After this slave revolt in 1831, MS enacted a law that required free blacks between ages of 16 and 50 to leave the state or risk being sold into slavery

A culture where people avoid intentionally offending others, and maintain a reputation for not accepting improper conduct by others

A combat between 2 people, especially one fought with weapons in front of witnesses

Idealized view of women and home, women, selfless caregiver for children, refuge for husbands

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chapter 11 YAWP vocb

Question	Answer
petit gulf cotton	a cotton hybrid created by Rush Nutt, easier to harvest compared to normal cotton, didn't rot as fast
Indian Removal	1830, q congressional act authorized by Andrew Jackson, involved the removal of Native Americans who lived East of Mississippi River
Cotton Belt	A region stretching from South Carolina to East Texas where most US cotton was produced during the mid 1800s
Tobacco	major cash crop in Virginia
Capitalism	An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Slave resistance	Labor slowdowns, breaking tools, running away, underground railroads, songs as communication, "stupidness" to get out of working
Economics of slavery	helped increase the cotton production in the South, which increased the demand for slave labor causing an increase value in slaves
Racism	Belief that one race is superior to another
Internal slave trade	slave trade within the states, auctions were held, and babies were born into slavery in the US
Urbanization	An increase in % and in the # of people living in urban settlements
Steamboat	A boat that moves by the power of a steam engine, made it easier and quicker to travel goods
Slave families	Were headed by women more frequently than were white families
Mississippi River	considered a very important resourced during the civil war, The Union gained control of it at the Battle of Vicksburg
Sexual violence	any form of unwelcome sexual contact directed at an individual
Southern religion	Religion was shared by rich and poor and was a central point of life. Wealthy whites had the belief that God created them to rule over African Americans
Paternalism	A policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights
Nat Turner's rebellion	After this slave revolt in 1831, MS enacted a law that required free blacks between ages of 16 and 50 to leave the state or risk being sold into slavery
Honor culture	A culture where people avoid intentionally offending others, and maintain a reputation for not accepting improper conduct by others
Dueling	A combat between 2 people, especially one fought with weapons in front of witnesses
Cult of domesticity	Idealized view of women and home, women, selfless caregiver for children, refuge for husbands

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